On 17 January 1996, a
headshunt opened to the north of the Melbourne University tram stop on
Swanston Street,
Carlton, adjacent to the
University of Melbourne to allow services from the south to terminate. It had one central terminating line accessed by three crossovers. Problems with the length of
D class trams resulted in the headshunt being rebuilt as three separate sidings in 2005. The project, begun by
M>Tram, was inherited by
Yarra Trams when it commenced operation of the entire tram system in April 2004, and was endorsed by the University of Melbourne and
Melbourne City Council. It did however attract some controversy, with the
Public Transport Users Association and
Paul Mees claiming that the location was unsuitable, as if would force those wishing to cross Swanston Street to walk a further . Construction of the stop commenced on 11 January 2005, with the stop opening to passengers on 15 February 2005, for the first 12 days of construction tram services terminated either side of the works, with a shuttle bus diverting around the works site connecting the tram routes. ==Design==